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　　Dear X,

　　By serving as a noncommissioned officer in theUnited StatesMarine Corps, Ilearned and developed valuable leadership skills that would prove crucial to mysuccess as a leader and to my ability to gain the respect of my subordinates.The Marine Corps places great emphasis on leadership characteristics, believingthat great leaders are not born, they are properly trained. I submitted togrueling training on my way to becoming an officer in the Marines, and believethis training gives me the foundation of strong leadership skills that I willneed in every day corporateAmerica.

　　Leadership in the Marine Corps is more complicated than the simplemanagement of employees. I learned this lesson the hard way, being thrust into amanagement position as my unit was being shipped over seas during the PersianGulf War. As a newly promoted Corporal, I was given the job of night crewsupervisor in charge of 15 other marines. In the Marine Corps, leaders are notonly held accountable for the work getting done but also for the performance andconduct of their marines. At the age of 21,I had the responsibility not only tocarry out my orders but also to safeguard the personal lives and protect thegeneral welfare of my men. This being my second time over seas, I understoodmany of the difficulties that a young marine can have on their first extendedtrip away from their family. I enjoyed helping my marines over come theirproblems, and learned that the benefits were well worth the time that Iinvested. I discovered that employees who have the support of their managementtend to be more focused on the tasks at hand, gaining levels of trust andloyalty that can only benefit the organization.

　　Related to this issue of gaining trust and loyalty through managementsupportiveness is that the Marine Corps requires creative means to motivatesubordinates. It can be very difficult at times to be in charge of individuals,yet have no direct control over their salaries or advancement in theorganization. The government decides military salaries, and promotions arecontrolled by boards with the primary means of measurement being time inservice. For this reason, I learned to manage through mutual respect. I believeit is much more important to gain the trust and confidence of your employeesthan to use direct compensation to motivate them.

　　Throughout my Marine Corps career and beyond I developed many strongleadership skills, but most of all I learned that to be effective as a managerone must remain focused on the human aspect of leadership. By concentrating toomuch on the goal and not on the people needed to meet it, leaders riskalienating their employees and thus failure in achieving the goal itself. Byleveraging the lessons and qualities I gained while serving as an officer in theMarine Corps, I hope to meaningfully contribute to the academic environment atthe Anderson School of Business.

　　Yours sincerely,